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photo credit Nasa / Goddard Space Flight Center / Reto Stöckli5 themes of geography/landforms projectRegionBook Definition: A region is an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Those unifying or similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.MovementBook Definition: Movement refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another.

LocationBook Definition: ABSOLUTE: A location can be absolute (specific) as in coordinates of a map using longitude and latitudeRELATIVE: A location can be relative - examples: next door, nearby, a short drive, down the road a ways. Or, it can be in the same general location as another location - example: next to the post office.

My definition: An Absolute location or a Relative location Sentence Application:What's your houses absolute and relative location?My Definition: In an area. it can be anywhare in the world.Book Definition: A place is an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places. PlaceSentence Application: Irving Texas is a place, as well as the entire U.S.My Definition: within a region has similar characteristics and people. Sentence Application:I live in north central region.

My Definition: People traveling to one place to the other.Sentence Application: The Group of people had a big movement to the west. Human-Environment Interaction Book Definition: Human-environment interaction looks at the relationships between people and their environment; how people adapt to the environment and how they change it.

My definition: Humans change the area around them for better living.Sentence Application:Human-environment interaction is when people are changing the land and making things for better living.

VolcanoDefinition: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.1. Ring of fire2. Hawaii 3. Mt. Saint HelensStraitDefinition: a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.

1. strait of hormuz 2.strait of gibraltar3.strait of magellanIslandDefinition: a piece of land surrounded by water.

1. Hawaii2. Madagascar 3. JapanSwampDefinition:an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

CapeDefinition: A point or head of land projecting into a body of water 1.Cape Ann, Massachusetts2.Cape Dezhnev, Russia3.Cape Juby, MoroccoBay1. Vasyugan Swamp, Russia2. Panatal Swamp, Brazil3. Sudd Swamp, SudanDefinition: A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.

1. San Francisco bay2. San Antonio Bay3.San Leandro BayHarborDefinition: a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter, esp. one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.

1 .Portland Harbor Maine2.Algeciras, Spain3.Amsterdam, NetherlandsMarshDefenition: an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

DeltaDefinition: A river delta is a land form that is formed at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.1.Ganges/Brahmaputra .2.Nile River.3.St. Clair RiverButteDefinition: an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa).

PrairieDefenition:a large open area of grassland1.Froggy Prairie, Illinois.2. Macoupin Prairie, Illinois.3. Crow, Horse, and Bull's Eye Prairies , IllinoisSteppeDefinition: a large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.1. Kazakh Steppe2. Eurasian Steppe3. Pontic-Caspian SteppeMountian Definition: a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill. 1. Mnt. Everest.2. Kilimanjaro.3. Mount McKinley ValleyDefinition: a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. 1. Romsdalen in Western Norway.2. glaciated valley in the Mount Hood Wilderness 3. U-shaped valley in Glacier National Park, Montana 1. Billings Glacier2. Bird Glacier3.Byron GlacierGlacier.Definition: a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.Definition: A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.Mesa1. Tucumarai Mountain in Tucumcari, New Mexico 2. Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.3. South Caineville MesaPlateau1. Awapa Plateau2. East Tavaputs Plateau3. Yampa PlateauDefinition: an area of relatively level high ground.CataractDefinition: A large or high waterfall.1. Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls)2. Inga Falls3. Livingstone FallsCanyonDefinition: a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it1. Grand Canyon.2. Bryce Canyon.3. Antelope CanyonDesertDefinition: A desert is part of the terrestrial surface of the globe where little rain falls and in which few plants or animals are able to exist.1. sahara desert2. gobi desert3. mojave desertCliffDefinition: a steep rock face, esp. at the edge of the sea.1. The Cliff of Kurosakitakao, Japan.2. Matengai, Oki Islands, Japan.3. Senba-kaigai, Minami, Japan.Peninsula1. Florida2. Nantasket Peninsula, Hull, Massachusetts.3. Leelanau Peninsula, MichiganDefinition: a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.OasisDefinition: a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.1. Ubari Oasis (Libya)2.Huacachina (Peru)3. Ein Gedi (Israel)This circle is here because without it it would ruin the symmetricality.and you but strait twice so it screwed me up....Prezi by: Kaytlynne SipesPeriod: 4th